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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047400 | Gravity-feed display and dispensing An improvement in a gravity-feed display and dispensing apparatus and method in which rolling articles are advanced by gravity along an upper chute from a loading location to a transition chute where the rolling articles are transferred to a lower chute located vert... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7264138 | Anti-pilfering device for a vending machine A vending machine includes a storage/display region, a dispensing chamber including a product access opening, and an anti-pilfer device that prevents unauthorized removal of products from the storage/display region through the product access opening. A delivery door... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258247 | Automated condiment dispensing system An automated system for dispensing condiment packets includes a magazine for storing a stack of condiment packets and a dispenser for metering out those condiment packets. Multiple magazines and dispensers can be combined in a single condiment delivery assembly, the... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7222747 | Multi-function sanitization system A sanitization system (10) for storing and dispensing a variety of sanitizing and cleaning supplies such as paper towels (70), tissues (80), anti-bacterial liquids (60) and spray bottle cleaners (90) wherein, the system (10)... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207464 | Effervescent tablet dispenser The effervescent tablet dispenser may be assembled onto the open end of a container tube (2). It consists of an annular lower part (3) which may be assembled onto the open end of a container tube (2). For this there is a lid (4) for closi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198339 | Bathroom storage system A bathroom storage system convenient for storage of hair care items, such as hair blowers and hair curling irons wherein receptacles are positioned in a bathroom cabinet to extend around the sink and into the normally unused upper space of the cabinet; the items bei... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178691 | Toilet paper storage and dispenser container A toilet paper storage and dispenser container in which to store and manually dispense rolls of toilet paper. The container comprises a convex container front in the form of a slidable face plate and a removable lid, an access door in which to extract a roll and a f... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175045 | Article-dispensing or vending machine The present invention provides an article-dispensing machine or a vending machine, which includes a main body, one or more tracks for holding articles, one or more selection elements for selecting at least one article and one or more dispenser-controlling assemblies... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7077288 | Newspaper vending machine The present invention provides a vending machine of the single vend type for dispensing newspapers, magazines, or other items. The machine generally includes a housing having a discharge opening, and a storage area having an inclined surface upon which a plurality o... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7021887 | Singulator for stacked work pieces An apparatus and associated method for singulating a first work piece from a plurality of stacked work pieces, the plurality of stacked work pieces comprising a second work piece adjacent the first work piece. A stripping member is engageable against the second work... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6865445 | Vending machine with a vibration sensor When a coin(s) is inserted and an article selection button is further pressed, article carrying-out processing is started, and an article carrying-out device performs a carrying-out operation. An article is dropped and received in a receiving section by this carryin... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6834775 | Programmable medicine dispenser A medicine dispensing system for dispensing medicine carriers, wherein each medicine carrier contains medicine which is to be dispensed at an appropriate time of the day and week for that carrier, having a housing. The housing has a patient accessible medicine retri... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6794634 | Optical vend-sensing system for control of vending machine For ensuring that a vending machine motor will continue to operate until a product has descended through a vending space or an established time interval has elapsed, an optical beam is established across the vend space through which a product must drop. A change in ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6758370 | Product vending A dispensing mechanism is provided for flat faced products. The products are supported in a storage chute between a first upright wall and a second upright wall, stacked one on top of another. The products are supported in the chute by a support surface and a first ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6571931 | Tamper-resistant vending machine A tamper-resistant door for a vending machine includes a conventionally-positioned product delivery port, a cash box vault positioned adjacent the delivery port for receiving a cash box, a coin return chute positioned at an upper corner of the delivery po... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6386607 | Golf ball dispensing and retrieving system Disclosed is a combination golf ball retrieving and dispensing apparatus which comprises a shag bag and two tubes. The first tube is a conventional golf ball retrieving tube which may be screwed into a collar at the base of the bag. Golf balls retrieved t... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6384402 | Optical vend-sensing system for control of vending machine For ensuring that a vending machine motor will continue to operate until a product has descended through a vending space or an established time interval has elapsed, an optical beam is established across the vend space through which a product must drop. A... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6112938 | Bottle dispenser A bottle dispenser is configured for storing and dispensing bottles having a neck rim. The dispenser includes a substantially rectangular housing with a central opening formed therein. A bottle carrier lid is secured within the central opening and include... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5927539 | Modular vending machine with a dispensing detection device A modular vending machine for dispensing a variety of different sized products with at least one array received within a cabinet, wherein the array is made up of a plurality of storage chambers with a dispensing mechanism disposed at the bottom of each ch... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5791512 | Automatic vending equipment There are used article display shelves each comprising a plurality of article storing compartments arranged vertically and laterally, the article storing compartments each holding a plurality of articles in a front-declined state, and the articles in each... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5765719 | Roll dispenser and rack The dispenser and rack for a roll of paper, plastic, or foil, which comprises a magazine for generally vertical disposition having an open bottom, and the inside dimensions of the magazine are sufficient to accommodate at least one roll. A paddle is mount... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5743430 | Automatic drinking straw dispensing device An automatic drinking straw dispensing device to be mounted within a vending machine and dispense a drinking straw in a generally horizontal configuration, the device including a primary receptacle structured to contain a plurality of the drinking straws ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5709315 | Method and apparatus for removing newspapers and similar folded sheet units from a stack Folded sheet units, such as newspapers and magazines are successively removed from a stack of such sheet units by inserting at least one sheet engaging member such as a pin in the fold between adjacent sheet layers of the sheet unit to be removed. The pin... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5595323 | Secure periodical vending machine A machine for dispensing individual copies of a periodical. The inventive device includes a housing having a dispensing aperture extending through a front wall thereof. A hopper is mounted within the housing and includes a plurality of separate receiving ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5586684 | Vending apparatus and method having improved reliability A vending apparatus of the type having drop shelves, wherein the shelves are retained in an upright position by a solenoid, and wherein, when so positioned, the solenoid forms a series electrical circuit with the shelf, such that the position of the shelf... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5505332 | Vending machine and method of operating such In a method of operating a vending machine, a glass container is dispensed with its vertical axis tilted in the vending machine in response to the selective generation of a preselected vending signal. The vertical axis is predeterminately altered into a g... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5485939 | Lollipop dispenser apparatus A lollipop dispenser apparatus having a main support housing assembly with a dispenser housing assembly mounted thereon, both constructed of a transparent material for customer appeal. A product support and dispensing assembly has a product support and di... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5466103 | Article unloading system and method An article unloading system for unloading articles from an article rack includes a pair of unloading ramps which are removably and pivotably attached to the rack beneath an upper article slot in the rack. The ramps are connected by a cross-member which is... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5462198 | Modular bottle dispenser The present invention is directed to a modular bottle dispenser apparatus used for dispensing bottles. Each dispenser includes a receiver opening, a dispenser opening, a continuous guide channel which restricts the side to side and up and down motion of a... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5425474 | Cereal bowl shipping and dispensing package A package (10) is disclosed including a dispensing carton (12) containing a stack of covered bowls (54) holding ready-to-eat breakfast cereal. The carton (12) includes a removable tab (64) including an upper, linear, perforated line (66) and a lower, line... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5407095 | Staged ramp discharge system for vending machine An improved staged ramp discharge system for vending machine includes a staged ramp discharge system including an upper chute in an upper chamber which leads to a lower chute in a lower chamber. An upper wall of the lower chamber defines the transition fr... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407094 | Transparent display package dispenser with see-through replaceable cartridge A transparent display article dispenser, includes spaced front and rear walls and spaced side walls integral with the front and rear walls to define a vertical chute having open upper and lower ends. The front wall includes a first horizontal retainer fla... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5397025 | Product dispensing and storage device An improved mechanical product dispensing and storage device for storing and dispensing rollable products such as canned beverages or other cylindrical or spherical products is disclosed. The products to be dispensed are stored on a feed path and roll tow... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5390821 | Method and apparatus for dispensing rollable articles Method and apparatus are disclosed for dispensing rollable articles from a package, container or the like. The apparatus includes a retainer for placement over an opening in a package to prevent rollable articles contained in the package from rolling en m... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5377866 | Multiple-roll toilet paper dispenser rack A new and improved multiple-roll toilet paper dispenser rack for storing a plurality of rolls of toilet paper within the unused space of a bathroom cabinet and dispensing the rolls one at a time through an opening in the cabinet, the multiple-roll toilet ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5375737 | Vend door assembly A vend door assembly for a vending machine from which articles are selected from a supply area and then deposited into a common vending area of the vending machine and which provides a customer access opening through which articles can be removed. It incl... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5368191 | Gravity feed product display dispenser A gravity feed product display dispenser for holding a plurality of stacked product containers and automatically orientating each container as it reaches a withdrawal position in the dispenser, to present the top surface of the container at an optimum dis... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5356033 | Beverage dispensing method and apparatus A beverage can dispensing method and apparatus for use in a refrigerator comprising three angularly disposed shelves, two said shelves being angularly disposed from front to rear to enable cans to roll from front to rear. A third shelf angularly disposed ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5323929 | Medicine dispenser A mutually operated medicine dispenser having a programmable timer and alarm for indicating when a patient is to take medicine. A plurality of prefilled compartments are formed between a rotatable finned carousel and a basket within which the carousel res... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5295592 | Article dispenser A dispenser including a storage zone to receive a column of said like articles, a resilient first abutment engagable by a rear corner of the lowest article in storage zone, said dispenser also including a dispensing zone having an inclined article support... | 03/22/1994 |
